In a major development in Hyderabad veterinarian gangrape-murder case, all the four accused were shot dead in a police encounter on Friday morning. Hyderabad police had taken the four men at the crime spot to recreate the scene, during which they tried to flee the spot. "The four accused were killed in an encounter with the police," Cyberabad Police Commissioner V C Sajjanar said. The four accused, all lorry workers, aged between 20 and 24, were arrested on November 29 for allegedly raping and killing the woman by smothering her and later burning her body.
They were in remanded to 7 days' judicial custody. They were taken to the crime scene Friday morning by the police as part of the investigation, a source said. "They fired upon the police team and we retaliated in self-defence. Two of our men are also injured in the incident," the source told PTI.
The gang rape-and-murder triggered a nation-wide outrage with the public and lawmakers demanding speedy punishment to the perpetrators.
The state government has ordered setting up of a fast track court to expedite the trial.
The gruesome gangrape and murder case of a 26-year-old veterinarian had sparked nation-wide protests as the people came out to the streets to demand justice for the rape victim. The veterinarian was gang-raped and murdered by four persons near Outer Ring Road at Shamshabad on the outskirts of Hyderabad on the night of November 27.
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